- Prccrty of APR 28 1958 =INE COMPS IIITORICAL LIBPARY ALL MARINE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT NOW .1N-PROGRESS; SEE STORY ON P-6 VOL VII, No. I I U. S. MARINE CORPS AIR STATION, KANEOHE BAY, T. H. Friday, March 14, 1958 BATTALION PHIBEX AT BARKING SANDS SLATED MARCH 19 Over 1,000 infantrymen of the 1st Bn., 4th Marines, with at- tached supporting troops, are scheduled to attack Kauai's Bark- ing Sands beach early next Wednesday in a two-pronged air- ground training assualt. This is the first of a series of three Gar- den Isle landings planned during the latter half of March for elements of the 1st Marine Brigade, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific. The 1st Bn., 4th, commanded by 10 Marines Here Lt. Col. E. L. Medford Jr., will be- gin loading aboard vessels of Am- phibious Squadron Three on Mon- Are Selected day, St. Patrick's Day. About half of the assault force will load aboard four LST's and one LSD here at K- For Top EM Slots MASS OF EQUIPMENT, soon to filter through the yawning mouth of the waiting USS Outagamie (LST Bay while the remainder load Six 1st Marine Brigade and four aboard an APA at Pearl Harbor. 1073), stacks up on the Air Station's bay shore Wednesday. Ownership of the equipment is divided Marine Corps Air Station Leather- R I Tuesday, helicopters of IIMR- among MABS-I3, HM -161, and MAG-I3 and will be utilized in support of the st Marine Brigade's heli- necks have been selected for redesig- 161 will depart for Bonham Auxil- copter squadron during amphibious exercises to be conducted at Kauai. Base camp personnel will con- nation as sergeant major or first sist of about 50 members from MABS -13 and a detachment from "E Co., 3rd Medical Bn.-PHOTO iary Landing Field and about 30 of the Brigade's re- sergeant, according to a recent an- BY SGT. TOM WHITTINGHAM, members connaissance platoon will board nouncement by Headquarters, Ma- the submarine Sabalo at Pearl rine Corps. Corps-wide, 130 ser- Harbor. The previously embarked geants major and 351 first sergeants 1958 CORPS COMPETITION-IN-ARMS PROGRAM amphibious force will be conduct- have been selected for appointment. ing a rehearsal landing that day. The Brigade hi.s one man on the REPORTS THREE MAJOR PROCEDURE CHANGES In the dark hours before dawn list for sergeant major and the Sta- the "recon" platoon is tion has two. For first sergeant, vision was represented by several ern and Pacific Division competi- Wednesday, XSHINGTON,D. C.-Three to slip ashore to gather five have been selected from the division teams; (2) Staff non- tions, then evolve into All-Ma- scheduled major changes in procedure the establish- Brigade and two from the Air Sta- commissioned officers as well as rine and National matches. information on positions highlight the Marine Co r of "I" Co., tion. ps commissioned officers will ed Tuesday by portions act as The Eastern Division Rifle and as Competition-in-Arms program officials on the line and in the 3rd Bn., 4th Marines, acting The Marines are as follows: Pistol Matches are scheduled for "Aggressors" for the exercise. for 1958 as announced last week butts; (3) Official score will be TO SERGEANT MAJOR by Headquarters Marine Corps. May 5-8 at Camp Lejeune, N. C. The marked on the line rather than Elliott, Wtrgman and Edson Tro- Helicopter-borne troops of "D" From the Brigade: Samuel Estes, LST's The program sets its sights on in the butts. phy Matches will follow there May Co. jumping off from the 2nd Bu., 4th Marines. From Sta- duplicating the Marines' 1956 feat More equitable competition, added 9-11. (simulated carriers) as the first tion: Charles R. Scott, 8-3 NCOIC of winning all five National Tro- prestige and responsibility for Staff prong of the attack, will launch and Charles E. McCuine, NCOIC, phy Matches at Camp Perry, Ohio. Rifle teams from large (more the assault against Bonham field NCCYs and personnel economies are than 600 personnel) Eastern Di- Marine Services Division. Last year the Leathernecks retained for 1958 about 7 a.m. Wednesday morning. the principal reasons the vision units will compete for the FIRST SERGEANT only one of these. changes. Simultaneously another hell -lift will TO Elliott Trophy, while those from F'r'om the Brigade: Paul J. Booth, The changes are: (1) Five Regi- Otherwise, the program differs drop one platoon of "0" Btry., 3rd smaller units will fire in the Wirg- NCOIC, Brigade Schools; James L. mental teams will represent each little from that of a year ago. It Bn., 12th Marines, with 4.2 inch man Trophy Match. The Edson Sankey, MABS-13; George M. division, whereas formerly a di- will begin with the Eastern, West- mortars some distance south of the Trophy Match is for Eastern field. Buethe, MAG-13; Lawrence Sep- pistol teams only. Meanwhile, the second prong, ulveda, Brigade Reenlistment NCO- Camp Matthews, San Diego will troop loaded LVT's and LCM's, IC; and Charles Dalrymple, G-4 Distinguished Guests to Visit Here; again host the Western Division will erupt from the vessels of NCOIC. From Station: Edmond P. Rifle and Pistol Matches to be fired Phiblion Three, smash through the Berry, NCOIC, Communications; Briefings and Demonstration Slated this year May 12-15. The San Diego, heavy Barking Sands surf and and G. A. Walters, NCOIC, Trans- Whorton and Holcomb Trophy spew the assaulting Leathernecks. portation. The Governor of Colorado. the Honorable S. L. McNichols, Matches will be conducted there ashore. Certificates of appointment will heads the list of mainland and Oahu guests who will learn about May 16-17. Once ashore, "A" Co. will swing be forwarded to the local commands the 1st Marine Brigade and Air Station during visits today and Then San piego and Wharton north to link-up with "D" Co. at after those selected have been Monday. At 11:30 a.m. today members of the Board of Directors Trophy Matches are for Western See KAUAI PHIBEX P-4 found physically qualified. and Arrmd Services Committee of the Chamber of Commerce See ARMS COMPETITION P-5 of Honolulu will arrive for a four- hour visit. Station and Brigade guests include, in addition to Colo- briefings at Kansas Tower will be rado's Governor: Benjamin F. Ste- followed by a noon meal at Mess nelton, Naval Aide to the Governor; Staff NCO Wives Hall Two. Conclusion of the visit will Jamesson. Editor and gen- A be a toy I series of demonstraitons the eral manager, Dal:), Reflector leieu on MCA 1st Marine Brigade in the Ft. Huse 'chronicle. Abilene, Kans.; Marr Mc- area. 1Gaffin. Editor, Register and Trib- The demonstrations will start at tine, Des Moines, Iowa: John Reiners, At Kansas Tower 1:30 and will cover in about 90 min- IChairman of the Board, Valley Members of the K-Bay Staff Wes, the use of organic equip- Council; Chester Hunter, independ- NCO Wives' club received a bird's ment and weapons as well as tacti- ent oil operator, Dallas, Tex.; Har- eye view of the Kaneohe Bay Ma- cal employment of ground forces. old Wrenn, Publisher, Coolidge Ex- rine Corps Air Station together Personnel of the 1st Bn., 4th Marines; miner, Coolidge. Ariz.; Warren G. with an explanation of facilities VMA-214: AT Co.: Recon Plt.; "A" I Woodard. Vice President, Blanca from high atop Kansas Tower last Co., 1st AmTrac Bn.: Service Bn. ' Land Develonment. Co.. Houston. Friday. The visit to the tower by and 3rd En., 12th Marines, will be Tex.; John W. Hampton, Sr., Presi- the wives was at the invitation of among those participating. dent. John W. Hampton and Sons, Col. Jack K. Cram, MCAS com- Dependents are invited to witness Wichita Falls, Tex.; Marvin M. manding officer. the demonstrations this afternoon. Gray, President and Publisher, Tri- In addition to enjoying the breath- Adequate parking and seating will I ad Newspapers, Inc., Rialto, Calif.; taking view from the tower, club he available. Harrey E. Rindings Jr., President, members described the briefing Rindings Motors, Laguna Beach, Members given them as "very informative and the Windward Chem- Calif. ber of Commerce Board of Direc- interesting." Col. Cram conducted tors and Windward Rotary C:ub inP.gSteDwivart.BReathleslehmemsnager.: the briefing with members of his S' i Pa also have been invited to the dem- P staff. dile Coast Steel Corp., San Fran- STAFF BELLE BRIEFING-Capt. Richard T. Bourbeau, MCAS Ex- onstration. Every phase of the Station's facili- cisco: Kenneth S. Conn, Editor, San change officer, points out what the improved MX gasoline station Monday's visit by 17 mainland Mercury and News, San ties was explained by the staff with Jose Jose, will look like after construction is completed to K-Bay Staff NCO guests of the Secretary of the Navy Calif.: A. L. Alford, Publisher, Lew- open discussion invited. Station briefing at Kansas Tower will follow the same general sched- iston Morning Tribune, LewistOn, According to the NCO Wives club wives attending a Marine Corps Air ule except that they will arrive and Idaho; Hugh Wagnon, Idaho State columnist, "All of the NCO Wives last Friday. Col. J. R. Cram, Station commanding officer, stated that depart by helicopter. Journal, Pocatello; Howard P. Hart, have expressed their tremendous the briefing fulfilled a two-fold purpose "since it was like a clinic or in which the wives aired their problems and we Arriving aboard the aircraft car- President, Platt Bros., Rolling Mills, appreciation for the efforts made to , informal discussion 'tier USS Shangri-la today, the Waterbury Donn.